Hendrick Avercamp, Skaters, colf players and sledges on a frozen river near the St. Janspoort city gate at Haarlem

Skaters, colf players and sledges on a frozen river near the St. Janspoort city gate, with the Kruispoort in the background and the Pink mill beyond, Haarlem. (Studio of) Hendrick Avercamp (Amsterdam, 1585 - 1634, Kampen)

Oil on panel. 27.8 x 51 cm

Provenance

(Possibly) Mr. T.O.M.J. Baron van Wijnbergen (1864-1937), Utrecht; by descent to Mrs. A.L.T.M. Baronesse van Wijnbergen-Dommer (1882-1952), Utrecht; by descent to Mr. S.F.L. Baron van Wijnbergen (1913-?), Utrecht, 1940 (according to an old label on the reverse); by descent to Mr. T.A.M. Baron van Wijnbergen (1915-?), Voorhout; by descent to Mrs. M.J. Baronesse van Wijnbergen-van Dyk; by descent to the present owners.

Auction

• Christie’s, Amsterdam. Sale 2862 (Old Masters and 19th Century Art), Lot 18, 11 May 2011. Estimate € 30,000 - € 50,000; Price realised € 85,000

Source: Stichting NGA Early Golf, Do Smit